Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
BAYARD'S EL0QUENCE.
4 N4STERLY SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY
OF STATE
His Eloquent and Mastery Response TO the TOas.
Our Country" at tie Yale Alumni Reception
Solemnity at the BaHquettiHg Boani-A
Synopsis Of His Remarks.

WASHINGTON, January l3.-Secretary
Bayard, in responding 10 the toast, 'Our
Country" at the Yale Alumni reception
last night, said; "ln the newspapers OF
to-day there are speeches reported in an
other land made by two men who perhaps
speak a. much for their country, OF more
for 1t, than any other men that ever ruled
1t. bismarck and Won Moltke have within
the last torty-cight hours told Europe and
told the world, that the safety of Europe
and the safety of the many millions con-
tanned within the governments of which
they are part can only be observed by the
power OF military force. 1t is sixteen
years since there WAS clash of physical
force for Germany TO take part in, and yet
this is the fruit and this is the result"
''BRUTE FORCE
exclaimed the Secretary. "ls that the end
Of civilization? Is that all the nineteenth
century can offer from her wiSeSt men, and
Is there nothing 10 contcract il? II Yale
College We're Il mere school; if it taught
men the Greek which you know so well; if
1t had no lessons other than those the
SchoolmaSters can teach and boy can learn.
why, the case would he hopeful for us
But is there no cOuntcracling force in his
land of ours that shall meet this terrible
confession that comes from the heart of
Europe tO-day-that nothing but brute
force can govern? Gentlemen, can We
not, tonight, bring something from the
words we have Just heard, AMI the coun-
sells we have received from the President
OF this Association lrclcrrng to the re-
SpVmSc of President Dwight To the toast
"lalc-the tnivcrsity'D? l. there moth
ing else than armies that can govern man
kind? Is this the civilization which is an
nounccd to us by the press from Germany
TO night? Is that The farce that governs
America Tonight and are We to look la
such Il future! May hcdvcn forbid What
force shall he uScl to Strcngthcn-iO what
can we look tO avert from us what seems to
be the fate of civilized Europe to-day if
those who are their Spokcsmsn speak the
unhappy truth?
1T seems to me
THERE ARE OTHER FORCES
that may he cXcmpliiied by the university
of which this excellent man is President
turning To President Dwight. II cannot
he that brute force or military pow@ is Ia
he the security OF any people or guardian
nt "a iii yntInp that ~ q, nn,l.t
the rule that was born lSS1 years ago, and
therefore when you .ISk me, IL qui HLm
rgt" ! do not think | could answer YOU
better than by the simple words: Yale. /
do not mean the college or the number of
schools that are collected into university
system III the town of New Haven, but
mean the American spirit of cduca-
tIOn something better than sChol-
arShip, better than prolcSSorship,
greater and stronger development OF
the highest capacities "i Gods highest
creation, man. We still may find in the
heart OF this republic something that shall
protect humanity from military force,
something that shall make military force
only the ultimate recourse for settling
difficulties, rcsSOricd Ia rs i temporary aid
and sJbservirnt la the end in vlrw--thc
mature advancement ol Il people who shall
live under Il humane government
Frequently during the delivery OF the
speech the Secretary was interrupted by
applause, but the lcrvid carneStncSs with
which hc spoke induced fixed attention
on his auditors. 4 SOlemnity which
seldom accompanies post prandial speech
rei9ncd throughout the room, and all the
faces surrounding the board wolc a
thoughtful look.